Whoaaa… it’s almost 2026! But before we dive into a new year, a year when hopefully we’ll all waste less food (hoping!), I’m taking a minute to review the
18 ideas for using up extra coconut
For some of us (like me!) shredded coconut is one of those ingredients you get for one recipe and then forget about forever. No more! Assess how much coconut
Clear-out-the-kitchen oatmeal cookies, aka chametz cookies
Let's say you want to clear out your kitchen of various odds and ends AND you want cookies. Enter: Clear-out-the-kitchen oatmeal cookies. I also call these
Do ice crystals mean food has freezer burn?
What you see: Unexpected ice crystals, or maybe something that looks like a snowdrift on your frozen food.What it is: Frost!Eat or toss: In many cases, eat! If
How to use up the rest of the capers in the jar
If you’re not in the habit of cooking with them, capers are one of those ingredients that you might buy for a certain recipe (in my house it’s lox bagels) and
How to rescue leftover salad
Sautéed salad? Yep, sautéed salad. This grew out of my aversion to leftover salad. Once the greens, particularly delicate greens, are dressed, I just
Fondue Leftovers Soup
Today, I'm excited to feature a recipe from Teralyn Pilgrim, author of the excellent book, No Scrap Left Behind: My Life Without Food Waste. Read her book! It's
A formula for making dinner from whatever you have at home
Ok, so you want to cook with what you have, but where do you start? EatOrToss's Use-It-Up Library has ideas for specific often-tossed ingredients, as well as
Share your waste-fighting kitchen adventures and earn $$
It’s on! The Food Waste Prevention Week Cooking Challenge is open! Rachael Jackson (that's me!), EatOrToss's founding editor is a judge and co-director of this
Everything Cookies
Today we're excited to share a guest recipe from Teralyn Pilgrim, author of the upcoming book No Scrap Left Behind: My Life Without Food Waste. First off,
Winning Dishes from the Food Waste Prevention Week Cooking Challenge!
It was an honor to host and judge the first ever Food Waste Prevention Week Cooking Challenge! The challenge, a new addition to FWPW in 2024, invited home cooks
Use up stale donuts in this easy donut bread pudding
Stale donuts. They might seem unredeemable. But that’s only if you don’t know how to make donut bread pudding, which is one of the easiest, crowd-pleasing-est,
Clear-out-the-fridge dinners and lunches
If you're like me, you probably have some go-to meals that help you use up odds and ends. In my house that includes: But, it's always fun to add more ideas to
When do you need to peel potatoes?
Today we’re excited to feature a guest post from Laura Kumin, cookbook author and founder of Mother Would Know, a food blog packed with practical advice and
Leftover cheese platter grilled cheese
Behold the cheeseboard at the end of the party. Picked over. Sparse. A shadow of its former Instagram-worthy self. But, look closely and you’ll see that there’s
Sourdough discard cookies and brownies
We are yet again featuring a roundup of nifty things you can do with extra sourdough starter! Today's starter stars? Cookies and brownies! The acidic nature
